Current Drought Conditions for Kentucky - June 9, 2026
Kentucky Drought Report
As of June 9, 2026 approximately 56% (22,742 square miles) of Kentucky is under active drought conditions, with an additional 20% (8,178 square miles) classified as Abnormally Dry (D0).
Breaking down current drought conditions across Kentucky: 33.9% (13,690 sq mi) Moderate Drought (D1); 18.9% (7,625 sq mi) Severe Drought (D2); 3.5% (1,427 sq mi) Extreme Drought (D3).
The interactive map below shows current Kentucky drought boundaries. Click any shaded area for its drought category, or browse conditions by city and town in the list below.
| Drought Category | Area (sq mi) | % of State | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abnormally Dry | 8,178 | 20.3% | 20.3% |
| Moderate Drought | 13,690 | 33.9% | 33.9% |
| Severe Drought | 7,625 | 18.9% | 18.9% |
| Extreme Drought | 1,427 | 3.5% | 3.5% |
Kentucky Drought Conditions Map
Click on a drought area for its category. Use the legend icon (lower right) to view drought categories. Toggle additional layers with the icon in the upper right.
Drought boundary shapefiles sourced from the U.S. Drought Monitor GIS Data, produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC) at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, in partnership with the USDA and NOAA. Area and percentage calculations by PlantMaps.com.
Drought Conditions by City and Town in Kentucky
| Location | Drought Conditions |
|---|---|
| Adairville | Severe Drought |
| Ages | Severe Drought |
| Albany | Moderate Drought |
| Allensville | Severe Drought |
| Arjay | Moderate Drought |
| Arlington | Moderate Drought |
| Auburn | Moderate Drought |
| Auxier | Severe Drought |
| Bandana | Abnormally Dry |
| Barbourville | Severe Drought |
| Bardstown | Abnormally Dry |
| Bardwell | Moderate Drought |
| Barlow | Abnormally Dry |
| Beaver Dam | Moderate Drought |
| Beech Grove | Abnormally Dry |
| Beechmont | Abnormally Dry |
| Belfry | Severe Drought |
| Benham | Severe Drought |
| Benton | Moderate Drought |
| Berea | Moderate Drought |
| Betsy Layne | Severe Drought |
| Big Clifty | Abnormally Dry |
| Bonnieville | Moderate Drought |
| Boston | Abnormally Dry |
| Bowling Green | Abnormally Dry |
| Bradfordsville | Extreme Drought |
| Bremen | Abnormally Dry |
| Brodhead | Severe Drought |
| Brownsville | Abnormally Dry |
| Buffalo | Moderate Drought |
| Burgin | Moderate Drought |
| Burkesville | Moderate Drought |
| Calhoun | Moderate Drought |
| Calvert City | Abnormally Dry |
| Camargo | Moderate Drought |
| Campbellsville | Severe Drought |
| Caneyville | Abnormally Dry |
| Cave City | Moderate Drought |
| Cawood | Severe Drought |
| Cecilia | Abnormally Dry |
| Centertown | Moderate Drought |
| Central City | Abnormally Dry |
| Cerulean | Abnormally Dry |
| Chaplin | Abnormally Dry |
| Clarkson | Abnormally Dry |
| Clay | Abnormally Dry |
| Cleaton | Abnormally Dry |
| Clinton | Moderate Drought |
| Cloverport | Abnormally Dry |
| Coldiron | Severe Drought |
| Columbia | Severe Drought |
| Columbus | Moderate Drought |
| Combs | Severe Drought |
| Coxton | Severe Drought |
| Crab Orchard | Severe Drought |
| Crofton | Abnormally Dry |
| Cunningham | Abnormally Dry |
| Danville | Moderate Drought |
| Dawson Springs | Abnormally Dry |
| Dexter | Moderate Drought |
| Dixon | Abnormally Dry |
| Drakesboro | Abnormally Dry |
| Dunmor | Abnormally Dry |
| Dwale | Severe Drought |
| Earlington | Abnormally Dry |
| Eddyville | Abnormally Dry |
| Edmonton | Moderate Drought |
| Ekron | Abnormally Dry |
| Elizabethtown | Abnormally Dry |
| Elkhorn City | Severe Drought |
| Elkton | Severe Drought |
| Eubank | Extreme Drought |
| Fairview | Moderate Drought |
| Fancy Farm | Moderate Drought |
| Farmington | Moderate Drought |
| Ferguson | Severe Drought |
| Flat Lick | Moderate Drought |
| Fordsville | Moderate Drought |
| Fountain Run | Moderate Drought |
| Franklin | Severe Drought |
| Fredonia | Abnormally Dry |
| Freeburn | Severe Drought |
| Fulton | Moderate Drought |
| Gamaliel | Moderate Drought |
| Gilbertsville | Abnormally Dry |
| Glasgow | Moderate Drought |
| Grand Rivers | Abnormally Dry |
| Greensburg | Moderate Drought |
| Greenville | Abnormally Dry |
| Guthrie | Severe Drought |
| Hanson | Abnormally Dry |
| Hardin | Moderate Drought |
| Hardinsburg | Abnormally Dry |
| Hardyville | Moderate Drought |
| Harlan | Severe Drought |
| Harrodsburg | Moderate Drought |
| Hartford | Moderate Drought |
| Hazel | Moderate Drought |
| Hickman | Moderate Drought |
| Hickory | Moderate Drought |
| High Bridge | Moderate Drought |
| Hindman | Severe Drought |
| Hiseville | Moderate Drought |
| Hodgenville | Moderate Drought |
| Hopkinsville | Moderate Drought |
| Horse Cave | Moderate Drought |
| Hustonville | Extreme Drought |
| Inez | Severe Drought |
| Irvington | Abnormally Dry |
| Island | Abnormally Dry |
| Jackson | Severe Drought |
| Jamestown | Severe Drought |
| Jenkins | Severe Drought |
| Junction City | Severe Drought |
| Kenvir | Severe Drought |
| Kevil | Abnormally Dry |
| Kuttawa | Abnormally Dry |
| La Center | Abnormally Dry |
| Lancaster | Moderate Drought |
| Lebanon | Severe Drought |
| Lebanon Junction | Abnormally Dry |
| Leitchfield | Abnormally Dry |
| Lewisburg | Moderate Drought |
| Liberty | Extreme Drought |
| Livermore | Moderate Drought |
| Loretto | Moderate Drought |
| Louisa | Moderate Drought |
| Loyall | Severe Drought |
| Lynch | Severe Drought |
| Mackville | Abnormally Dry |
| Madisonville | Abnormally Dry |
| Magnolia | Moderate Drought |
| Manitou | Abnormally Dry |
| Marrowbone | Moderate Drought |
| Martin | Severe Drought |
| Masonville | Moderate Drought |
| Mayfield | Moderate Drought |
| Mayking | Severe Drought |
| McDowell | Severe Drought |
| McHenry | Moderate Drought |
| McKinney | Extreme Drought |
| McRoberts | Severe Drought |
| Millstone | Severe Drought |
| Monticello | Severe Drought |
| Morgantown | Abnormally Dry |
| Mortons Gap | Abnormally Dry |
| Mount Sterling | Abnormally Dry |
| Muldraugh | Abnormally Dry |
| Munfordville | Moderate Drought |
| Murray | Moderate Drought |
| Nebo | Abnormally Dry |
| New Haven | Moderate Drought |
| New Hope | Moderate Drought |
| Nicholasville | Moderate Drought |
| North Middletown | Abnormally Dry |
| Nortonville | Abnormally Dry |
| Oak Grove | Severe Drought |
| Oakland | Abnormally Dry |
| Owensboro | Abnormally Dry |
| Paducah | Abnormally Dry |
| Paintsville | Severe Drought |
| Paris | Abnormally Dry |
| Park City | Moderate Drought |
| Pathfork | Moderate Drought |
| Payne Gap | Severe Drought |
| Pembroke | Moderate Drought |
| Perryville | Severe Drought |
| Pineville | Moderate Drought |
| Pippa Passes | Severe Drought |
| Plano | Abnormally Dry |
| Plum Springs | Abnormally Dry |
| Powderly | Abnormally Dry |
| Prestonsburg | Severe Drought |
| Princeton | Abnormally Dry |
| Providence | Abnormally Dry |
| Pryorsburg | Moderate Drought |
| Radcliff | Abnormally Dry |
| Raywick | Moderate Drought |
| Richmond | Moderate Drought |
| Rineyville | Abnormally Dry |
| Rochester | Abnormally Dry |
| Rockholds | Extreme Drought |
| Rockport | Moderate Drought |
| Rosine | Moderate Drought |
| Russell Springs | Severe Drought |
| Russellville | Severe Drought |
| Sacramento | Abnormally Dry |
| Salvisa | Moderate Drought |
| Salyersville | Severe Drought |
| Sandy Hook | Moderate Drought |
| Science Hill | Extreme Drought |
| Scottsville | Moderate Drought |
| Sedalia | Moderate Drought |
| Sharpsburg | Abnormally Dry |
| Slaughters | Abnormally Dry |
| Smithland | Abnormally Dry |
| Smiths Grove | Moderate Drought |
| Somerset | Severe Drought |
| Sonora | Moderate Drought |
| South Carrollton | Abnormally Dry |
| South Wallins | Severe Drought |
| South Williamson | Severe Drought |
| Springfield | Moderate Drought |
| Stanford | Severe Drought |
| Summer Shade | Moderate Drought |
| Summersville | Moderate Drought |
| Symsonia | Abnormally Dry |
| Tompkinsville | Moderate Drought |
| Trenton | Severe Drought |
| Upton | Moderate Drought |
| Utica | Moderate Drought |
| Versailles | Abnormally Dry |
| Vicco | Severe Drought |
| Vine Grove | Abnormally Dry |
| Virgie | Severe Drought |
| Wallins Creek | Severe Drought |
| Warfield | Severe Drought |
| Water Valley | Moderate Drought |
| Wayland | Severe Drought |
| Wheatcroft | Abnormally Dry |
| Wheelwright | Severe Drought |
| White Plains | Abnormally Dry |
| Whitesburg | Severe Drought |
| Whitesville | Moderate Drought |
| Wickliffe | Abnormally Dry |
| Willisburg | Abnormally Dry |
| Wilmore | Moderate Drought |
| Winchester | Moderate Drought |
| Wingo | Moderate Drought |
| Woodburn | Abnormally Dry |
| Blackey | Severe Drought |
| Owingsville | Abnormally Dry |
| Phelps | Severe Drought |
| Pikeville | Severe Drought |
| Annville | Moderate Drought |
| Beattyville | Moderate Drought |
| Booneville | Severe Drought |
| Buckhorn | Severe Drought |
| Burnside | Severe Drought |
| Campton | Moderate Drought |
| Clay City | Moderate Drought |
| Corbin | Severe Drought |
| Cumberland | Severe Drought |
| Diablock | Severe Drought |
| East Bernstadt | Moderate Drought |
| Emlyn | Severe Drought |
| Ezel | Moderate Drought |
| Frenchburg | Moderate Drought |
| Hazard | Severe Drought |
| Hyden | Severe Drought |
| Irvine | Moderate Drought |
| Jeffersonville | Moderate Drought |
| Lakeview Heights | Abnormally Dry |
| Livingston | Moderate Drought |
| London | Moderate Drought |
| Manchester | Severe Drought |
| McKee | Moderate Drought |
| Mount Vernon | Moderate Drought |
| North Corbin | Severe Drought |
| Oneida | Severe Drought |
| Pine Knot | Severe Drought |
| Pleasant View | Severe Drought |
| Ravenna | Moderate Drought |
| Salt Lick | Abnormally Dry |
| Stanton | Moderate Drought |
| Stearns | Moderate Drought |
| West Liberty | Moderate Drought |
| Whitley City | Moderate Drought |
| Williamsburg | Extreme Drought |
| Jeff | Severe Drought |
| Artemus | Severe Drought |
| Cadiz | Moderate Drought |
| Fleming-Neon | Severe Drought |
| Lexington-Fayette | Abnormally Dry |
| Coal Run Village | Severe Drought |
| Farley | Abnormally Dry |